Enter a world of marvel on the Nationwide Heritage Board’s new Youngsters’s Museum Singapore (CMSG), the primary museum in Singapore devoted to kids who’re 12 years outdated and under.
From 10 December, kids can take a voyage again in time to olden day Singapore, uncover the wonders of nature, discover how our native communities have fun birthdays and extra, when the museum opens its doorways.
Guided by its tagline “Begin with Marvel”, CMSG will operate as a ‘starter museum’ to introduce younger guests and their households to the museum-going expertise, maintain and nurture a way of curiosity to discover, experiment, and facilitate a conducive surroundings for studying by means of play.
Its curatorial strategy is supported by educators and business professionals, who gave inputs on the museum’s pedagogical methods for the event of life abilities. CMSG will even work with researchers on the worth of play for youngsters, and can organise instructional programmes in collaboration with educators all year long to cater to kids of various age teams and talents.
By inviting kids to get hands-on with interactives, tales and on a regular basis objects, the museum is stuffed with enriching alternatives to study Singapore’s heritage and tradition, and spark discovery about themselves and the world round them. It incorporates a everlasting exhibition that spans 4 galleries on the bottom ground and three particular galleries on the second stage that can be refreshed repeatedly. Every gallery is designed to stimulate the senses, evoke curiosity and encourage studying.
Everlasting Galleries
The journey unfolds with the introduction of WonderBot, CMSG’s mascot from the longer term who helps to ‘teleport’ you thru completely different time intervals in Singapore, and the adventurous sea-faring Captain, a digital companion who will assign duties for guests by means of this experiential voyage by means of time.
As you make your manner by means of the 4 galleries – Hidden Chamber, Ahoy Singapore!, The Market and My Neighbourhood – you’ll be met with multimedia interactives, artefacts from the Nationwide Assortment, and extra to deepen your perception into Singapore’s early historical past as a port metropolis, to turn into a modern-day metropolis.
CMSG invitations kids to get hands-on with the reveals, as they got down to full the Captain’s duties reminiscent of tying a reef knot, or activating a water pump. Designed to evoke the senses, kids will even catch a whiff of fragrant spices on board the Captain’s ship, or work out what’s inflicting the musty scent within the ship’s cargo maintain. Woven into the reveals are additionally the tales of Singapore’s early migrants and settlers who persevered by means of difficulties and overcame hardships to construct Singapore, imparting to kids the worth of resilience and unity to forge a brand new nation.
The ultimate gallery, which catapults you right into a present-day setting, pays tribute to the Singapore Philatelic Museum with a recreation of a put up workplace. Right here, kids are launched to a contemporary neighbourhood with the put up workplace taking centre stage. They’ll get pleasure from shows of stamps, and even design their very own and watch it come “alive” in a stamp parade!
Particular Galleries
As guests make their strategy to the second stage, they’ll proceed their journey into three particular galleries:
Think about a Backyard
That includes life-like paper sculptures of birds and flowers by Colombian artist Diana Beltrán Herrera.
Completely satisfied Birthday!
Explores varied cultural birthday practices in Singapore and values related to familial love and gift-giving.
Play Pod
A secure area for toddlers ages two to 4 to study extra about vegatables and fruits by means of lively play.
Opening Weekend Birthday Bash
CMSG’s grand opening will kick off to the general public with an Opening Weekend Birthday Bash. Households can sit up for being among the many first to expertise CMSG’s galleries, in addition to an thrilling line-up of dance, music and theatre performances all through the day on the out of doors stage.
You even have an opportunity to win enticing prizes by means of carnival actions and recreation cubicles. The total checklist of programmes for CMSG’s Birthday Bash may be discovered on CMSG’s web site.
With its deal with interactivity and hands-on experiences, museum-goers are required to pre-book tickets right here to be able to safe basic admission slots and carnival tickets for the Opening Weekend Birthday Bash.
- Opening Weekend Birthday Bash (10 & 11 December 2022): Entry is free for youngsters aged 12 years and under, whereas accompanying adults should buy a ticket at $10 per grownup.
- Basic admission: Free entry for all from 13 December 2022 onwards till 31 March 2023.
As a part of the opening particular, CMSG will even be presenting workshops on 17 and 18 December 2022 with a few of its companions. These embrace specifically curated craft periods and actions that invite parent-child bonding. Registration will open from 9 December 2022.
